On this day April 21st:
753 BCE-According to legend, twin brothers Romulus and Remus, sons of the god Mars, founded Rome.
1509-Henry VIII became King of England following the death of his father, Henry VII.
1918-Manfred von Richthofen legendary German ace pilot who had destroyed 80 Allied aircraft, , known as "The Red Baron", is shot down and killed over Vaux sur Somme in France. He was aged just 25.
1941- The Greek Army surrenders to the 1st SS Leibstandarte Division. Its commander, Sepp Dietrich accepts this, without referring to his superiors. All Greek soldiers were allowed to return home, while officers were allowed to retain their side arms. Mussolini, upon hearing of this is furious and makes the Greeks sign another surrender document with much harsher terms.1945-Bolshevik forces south of Berlin at Zossen attack the German High Command headquarters.
1945-Walter Model aged 54, German field marshal shoots himself﻿ dead near Duisburg, Ruhr, Germany rather than surrender. Loyal to the very end.
1966-National Socialist hero Josef Sepp Dietrich, commander of Liebstandarte AH. dies at Ludwigsburg, aged 73.